C++ Program in Xcode not outputting simple text file using outFile

c++ fstream file-io
Nearpoint picture Nearpoint · May 27, 2013 · Viewed 28.4k times · Source

I am running a program using this simple example code to output a text file. I am using Xcode and simply started a new C++ project from command line tools. For some reason the program does not output any file onto my Mac. Please help figure out why XCode will not output any file to my computer? Thanks! 

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
double myNumber = 42.5;
fstream outfile("test.txt", fstream::out);
outfile << "The answer is almost " << myNumber << endl;
outfile.close();
}

Answer

Nearpoint picture Nearpoint · May 27, 2013

Dang I can't believe I figured it out, it was an option in Xcode. So I clicked on the bar at the top of xcode near the stop button with the text (Project Name > My Mac 64-bit)

Then clicked edit scheme. The clicked on the options tab and clicked use custom working directory. Then selected a working directory. Now the text file appears!

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